Man robs video game store in Warren

A man who brandished a handgun Friday while robbing a video game store in Warren remains at large, police said.

The robber entered the Game Stop on Hoover Road, south of 11 Mile, at 10:12 a.m. and asked an employee about video games systems.

“The store had just opened. He was the second customer,” Detective Cpl. Kevin Borycz said.

The man placed a duffel bag on the counter, wielded a revolver and ordered the clerk to take money out of the cash register, police said. The robber asked her if video game consoles were stored behind the counter, and she replied that the games systems were locked up, police reported.

Investigators said the man fled after taking approximately $500. He left the scene in a car believed to be a black Pontiac Sunfire or Chevy Cavalier that was in the parking lot of the Hoover-Eleven Center strip mall where the store is located.

The robber is described as a white man about 25 years old, approximately 5 feet 11 inches tall and 150 pounds. He was unshaven and may have acne pockmarks. He wore sunglasses, a plaid Bud Light hat, black hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.

Police officials released an image of the culprit from a surveillance camera, hoping the public can provide tips about the man’s identity. Anyone with information is asked to call Warren police Detective Kevin Borycz at 586-574-4783.